Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 October 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 October 2009
Gold closed at $1,042.10 per troy ounce on 26 October 2009, down $13.50 (1.28%) from the previous close of $1,055.60.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of losses. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.08% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-10-13.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $729.10, making this a +42.93% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,042.10 per troy ounce on 26 October 2009. That is $13.50 lower than the previous close of $1,055.60, a move of -1.28%.
The gold price fell on 26 October 2009, losing $13.50 (1.28%) against the previous session's close of $1,055.60.
At $1,042.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $33.50 on 26 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 October 2009 18k gold was worth about $25.13 per gram and 14k about $19.54 per gram, against $33.50 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.0 on 26 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 October 2009, gold was around $990.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,042.10 is a gain of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 26 October 2009, gold was around $729.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,042.10 therefore represents a rise of 42.9% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 2.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-10-13.